Question

What is the common ratio in the following geometric sequence?

2, 1/2
, 1/8
, 1/32
, . . .

(1 point)
Responses

12
Start Fraction 1 over 2 End Fraction

1/4
Start Fraction 1 over 4 End Fraction

−1.5
negative 1.5

4
4

Answer 1

Multiply 2 by 1/4 to get 1/2, and 1/2 by 1/4 to get 1/8, etc. So the common ratio is 1/4.